The term caused Gottlieb's face to go totally blank. Individually, he knew those words. Space was... well. Up beyond the clouds somewhere! There were stars and planets and whatnot. A ship he'd actually traveled on more than once. Together, however, it left him puzzled. In spite of having thought he'd kept up well with language over his couple centuries of existence, it was embarrassing to come across words he didn't know.

So, naturally, he faked it.

"Ah! Yes! Of course! Lovely name for it! Quite bold! Erm... and where did you last see your... ship?"